The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized American songbird that resides in thick deciduous woodlands and suburbs. Despite its common name, it was reclassified in 2009 from the tanager family into the cardinal family, alongside its close relatives, after research showed the group belonged there instead; its plumage and vocalizations resemble other cardinal-family birds, though it lacks the thick, conical, seed-cracking bill typical of many cardinals.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Scientific Name Conservation Status Population Estimate Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceAdult males are crimson-red with black wings and tail. 1 Connections
Sources
1. Scarlet tanager, Wikipedia
Scientific classification
Piranga olivacea
Conservation status infobox
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Threats and status
As of 2025, the global population of scarlet tanagers is estimated to be 2.6 million mature individuals
Description
Adult males are crimson-red with black wings and tail.
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